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UNIT 5. MORE ABOUT SENTENCES THAT MAKE SENSETEACHERS NOTES

A sentence must have all the words it needs to make sense. Look at these groups of words. Each group has one or two words missing. The groups of words do not make sense. They are not sentences. Daddy gave Mummy lovely ring. Polar bears fish seals. Kumar standing the road. She likes wear long skirts. Tigers and lions sharp teeth claws. Apples and oranges fruits. I can see few rocks the beach. Sheep woolly coats. Kitten sleeping on bed. I climbing stairs. The opposite left right. Mr. Brown author of the book. They playing hockey school field. We travelled the village bus.

Now look at these groups of words. There are no missing words in any group. The groups of words are all sentences. Sheep have woolly coats. The kitten was sleeping on the bed. I am climbing the stairs. They are playing hockey on the school field. Mr. Brown is the author of the book. The opposite of left is right. We travelled to the village by bus. Daddy gave Mummy a lovely ring. Tigers and lions have sharp teeth and claws. She likes to wear long skirts. Polar bears eat fish and seals. Apples and oranges are fruits. Kumar is standing on the road. I can see a few rocks on th beach.

Always check your sentences when you have written them. Make sure they have all the words they need to make sense. Also make sure there are no extra words. Read these sentences. They have all the words they need and they make sense. These houses have large windows. The girls hair is very long. The eagle has sharp eyes. The monkeys are noisy.

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UNIT 5. MORE ABOUT SENTENCES THAT MAKE SENSE

Exercise A There are words in these sentences that should not be there. Underline the extra words. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Lemons are yellow yellow. An octopus has very eight arms. The boys they were flying kites in the park. The cows first were eating corn in the field. The magician dig did some amazing tricks. Daddy was and painting the garage door. The clowns made us to laugh. The girls they were playing tennis. I scored three goals in in the match today.

10. The puppy he was being very naughty. 11. Susie she looked at herself in the mirror. 12. My aunt gave me a necklace for my one birthday. Exercise B There is a word missing from each of these sentences. Choose the right word from the box to complete each sentence. Rewrite the sentence with the missing word.

time fish
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

hats nail

dress beach

eating heavy

kittens shells

The cows were grass. The cat had three. The bride was wearing a white. The witches wore pointed. I hit the with a hammer. Dinosaurs lived a long ago. The lady was carrying a very parcel. The boy has built a sandcastle on the. We found lots of pretty on the beach.

10. James caught a with his net.

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UNIT 5. MORE ABOUT SENTENCES THAT MAKE SENSE

Exercise C There are two mistakes in each of these sentences. Can you spot them? Write out each sentence correctly. Handy Tips. There may be a word missing from the sentence, or perhaps

there is a word that should not be there. Begin the sentence with a capital letter, and end it with a full stop or question mark.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Why you crying. the circus coming to town. the horses were galloping around field. where are my coloured pencils. Paul and I am playing with our toys. Mummy locked door carefully did you see the helicopter a Cat has very sharp claws. My mother bought a melon some apples?

10. We Put the Card in an envelope. Exercise D What is wrong with each of these sentences? Write out each sentence so that it makes sense. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. The bone was gnawing a dog. The sun is blue. We have five fingers on each foot. The fly caught a spider in its web. The sailors sailed across the sea in a wooden train. I took some photographs with my new telephone. We put the butter in the refrigerator to keep it warm. The lady bought red lemons and yellow strawberries. There are six cakes on the birthday candle.

10. Cows were buzzing among the flowers in the garden.

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UNIT 5. MORE ABOUT SENTENCES THAT MAKE SENSE

Exercise E Fill in the gaps in this story. Use any words from the box, but the sentences must make sense.

mummy bananas parents supermarket

daddy people yellow oranges

train happy sleepy apples

shirts green socks grapes

bus tired red shop

little blue car big

Sam was a (1. ______________ ) monkey. He lived with his (2. ______________ ) and (3. ______________ ) in the jungle. One day Sam and his (4. ______________ ) went shopping. They went into town in a little red (5. ______________ ). The town was very busy. Sam had never seen so many (6. ______________ ) before. Sam needed some new (7. ______________ ). He and his (8. ______________ ) went into a (9. ______________ ). Sam had never seen so many (10. ______________ ) before. There were (11. ______________ ) ones and (12. ______________ ) ones and (13. ______________ ) ones and (14. ______________ ) ones. Sam chose the (15. ______________ ) ones. Sam was hungry. His (16. ______________ ) bought some (17. ______________ ) and some (18. ______________ ). Sam ate all the (19. ______________ ) and an (20. ______________ ). Soon it was time to go home. Sam and his (21. ______________ ) got into the little red (22. ______________ ) again and soon they were home. Sam was very (23. ______________ ). It had been an exciting day.

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UNIT 5. MORE ABOUT SENTENCES THAT MAKE SENSEANSWER KEY

Exercise A There are words in these sentences that should not be there. Underline the extra words. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Lemons are yellow yellow. An octopus has very eight arms. The boys they were flying kites in the park. The cows first were eating corn in the field. The magician dig did some amazing tricks. Daddy was and painting the garage door. The clowns made us to laugh. The girls they were playing tennis. I scored three goals in in the match today.

10. The puppy he was being very naughty. 11. Susie she looked at herself in the mirror. 12. My aunt gave me a necklace for my one birthday. Exercise B There is a word missing from each of these sentences. Choose the right word from the box to complete each sentence. Rewrite the sentence with the missing word.

time fish
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

hats nail

dress beach

eating heavy

kittens shells

The cows were grass. The cat had three. The bride was wearing a white. The witches wore pointed. I hit the with a hammer. Dinosaurs lived a long ago. The lady was carrying a very parcel. The boy has built a sandcastle on the. We found lots of pretty on the beach.

10. James caught a with his net.

The cows were eating grass. The cat had three kittens. The bride was wearing a white dress. The witches wore pointed hats. I hit the nail with a hammer. Dinosaurs lived a long time ago. The lady was carrying a very heavy parcel. The boy has built a sandcastle on the beach. We found lots of pretty shells on the beach. James caught a fish with his net.

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UNIT 5. MORE ABOUT SENTENCES THAT MAKE SENSEANSWER KEY

Exercise C There are two mistakes in each of these sentences. Can you spot them? Write out each sentence correctly. Handy Tips. There may be a word missing from the sentence, or perhaps

there is a word that should not be there. Begin the sentence with a capital letter, and end it with a full stop or question mark.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Why are you crying? the circus coming to town. The circus is coming to town. the horses were galloping around field. The horses were galloping around the field. where are my coloured pencils. Where are my coloured pencils? Paul and I am playing with our toys. Paul and I are playing with our toys. Mummy locked door carefully Mummy locked the door carefully. did you see the helicopter Did you see the helicopter? a Cat has very sharp claws. A cat has very sharp claws. My mother bought a melon some apples? My mother bought a melon and some apples? We put the card in an envelope. We Put the Card in an envelope.
Why you crying.

Exercise D What is wrong with each of these sentences? Write out each sentence so that it makes sense. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. The bone was gnawing a dog. The sun is blue. We have five fingers on each foot. The fly caught a spider in its web. The sailors sailed across the sea in a wooden train. I took some photographs with my new telephone. We put the butter in the refrigerator to keep it warm. The lady bought red lemons and yellow strawberries. There are six cakes on the birthday candle.

The dog was gnawing a bone. The sun is yellow. OR The sky is blue. We have five fingers on each hand. OR toes/foot. The spider caught a fly in its web. The sailors sailed across the sea in a wooden ship. OR wooden boat. I took some photographs with my new camera. We put the butter in the refrigerator / fridge to keep it cold. The lady bought yellow lemons and red strawberries. There are six candles on the birthday cake.

10. Cows were buzzing among the flowers in Bees were buzzing among the flowers in the garden. the garden.
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UNIT 5. MORE ABOUT SENTENCES THAT MAKE SENSEANSWER KEY

Exercise E Fill in the gaps in this story. Use any words from the box, but the sentences must make sense.

mummy bananas parents supermarket

daddy people yellow oranges

train happy sleepy apples

shirts green socks grapes

bus tired red shop

little blue car big

Sam was a (1. ___little_____ ) monkey. He lived with his (2. __mummy_______ ) and (3. __daddy_______ ) in the jungle. One day Sam and his (4. __parents_____ ) went shopping. They went into town in a little red (5. ___bus________ ). The town was very busy. Sam had never seen so many (6. ___people_____ ) before. Sam needed some new (7. ___shirts_____ ). He and his (8. ___daddy______ ) went into a (9. ___shop_______ ). Sam had never seen so many (10. ___shirts_____ ) before. There were (11. ___blue_______ ) ones and (12. ___green______ ) ones and (13. ___red________ ) ones and (14. ___yellow_____ ) ones. Sam chose the (15. ___green______ ) ones. Sam was hungry. His (16. ___mummy______ ) bought some (17. __bananas_____ ) and some (18. ___apples_____ ). Sam ate all the (19. ___bananas____ ) and an (20. ___apple______ ). Soon it was time to go home. Sam and his (21. __parents_____ ) got into the little red (22. ___bus________ ) again and soon they were home. Sam was very (23. ____sleepy/tired/happy____ ). It had been an exciting day.
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